Where the Energy Comes From is a free printable Grade 4 science worksheet on how energy and fuels come from natural resources and affect the environment, aligned to Common Core standard 4-ESS3-1. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 8 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Where the Energy Comes From
4-ESS3-1
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Draw a line from each source to what it involves.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Coal burnt in a power station
Water held behind a dam
Gas piped to a boiler
Heat from deep underground
A.Renewed by rain, but the valley behind is flooded
B.Dug from the ground, and releases smoke and carbon dioxide
C.Steady all year, and only available in some places
D.Extracted from rock, and burning it warms the atmosphere
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Wood burnt in a stove
Sunlight on a solar panel
Oil refined into petrol
Wind turning a turbine
A.Can be regrown, and releases smoke into the air
B.Pumped from underground, and spills damage sea life
C.Free at the point of use, but panels must be manufactured
D.Renewed constantly, but needs land and only works when it blows
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Answer key — Where the Energy Comes From
Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Coal burnt in a power station — B (Dug from the ground, and releases smoke and carbon dioxide) 2. Water held behind a dam — A (Renewed by rain, but the valley behind is flooded) 3. Gas piped to a boiler — D (Extracted from rock, and burning it warms the atmosphere) 4. Heat from deep underground — C (Steady all year, and only available in some places)
2.1. Wood burnt in a stove — A (Can be regrown, and releases smoke into the air) 2. Sunlight on a solar panel — C (Free at the point of use, but panels must be manufactured) 3. Oil refined into petrol — B (Pumped from underground, and spills damage sea life) 4. Wind turning a turbine — D (Renewed constantly, but needs land and only works when it blows)
More practice for 4-ESS3-1
Explain where energy and fuels come from and what using them does.
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